2011年8月17日水曜日

S. Korean marines urged for islets

SEOUL — The leader of South Korea's ruling Grand National Party on Sunday asked the government to station marines on a South Korea-controlled pair of islets in the Sea of Japan to reinforce the country's sovereignty over them amid Japan's claim to the territory, according to Yonhap News Agency.

"Instead of the coast guard currently stationed on Dokdo, (I ask) the government to station the marine corps," Hong Joon Pyo was quoted as saying during a meeting with reporters at his party headquarters in Seoul, calling the islets by their Korean name. They are known as Takeshima in Japan.

South Korea has kept a coast guard unit on the islets since 1954 as a symbol of its ownership.

"I believe we have reached a point where we must go beyond quiet diplomacy and passive action, and actively show our determination to defend Dokdo," he said.


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